Gibson was originally Stallone’s choice to direct the third film of the blockbuster action nostalgia franchise, but he passed on that in favor of a more modest starring role. And his confirmation isn’t the only big Expendables news either. Also joining Gibson, Ford, Jackie Chan, probably Steven Seagal, Ronda Rousey, Kellan Lutz (seriously), a fresh out of the clink Wesley Snipes, one of the Iron Man suits, Cookie Monster and Charlie Sheen’s character from Two and a Half Men in The Expendables 3 is Antonio Banderas.

I swear that I predicted his addition as the Spanish Expendable recently, but I can’t remember if it was on Twitter or in the comments of one of a post about The Expendables, so you’ll just have to take my word for it.